WTF?!?! — Sounds dead boring to me! — I don't believe that man could think of such a thing. Religion is not for the rational man. — Where the hell does it say you can do that in the Quran! Why would you want to!!! The other laws are the usual sexist bull you get in Muslim countries …

Ryan Shrugged — 'You know you've arrived in politics when you have an urban legend about you, and this one is mine," chuckles Representative Paul Ryan, the Budget Committee chairman, as we discuss his purported obsession with author and philosopher Ayn Rand.

TPM2012 — Romney Campaign Again Warns Of ‘Soviet’ Threat — The Romney campaign has been accused of being stuck in the 1950s. But it also seems mired in the 1980s — it again invoked Cold War threats on Thursday, as it tried to attack the Obama administration on foreign policy.

More Support for Gun Rights, Gay Marriage than in 2008 or 2004 — OVERVIEW — Opinions about a pair of contentious social issues, gun control and gay marriage, have changed substantially since previous presidential campaigns. On gun control, Americans have become more conservative; on gay marriage, they have become more liberal.

The Cool Kids Versus the Squares, Yet Again — When Barack Obama appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon the other night, he walked on stage and gave Fallon a quick pound hug, that handshake/one-arm hug that we cool guys do these days to express a sentiment something like, “It is good to see you again …

SECOND FIRING IN FALSE ZIMMERMAN 911 EDIT — There has been a second firing at NBC over the misleading edit of George Zimmerman's 911 call. A report published yesterday afternoon by the Miami Herald identifies reporter/producer Jeff Burnside as the individual responsible for the edits …

Plan of Attack: Obama, Romney and the Electoral College — The presidential election could very well come down to one state — which one? We offer our thoughts on the Electoral College, plus answer questions on House, Senate and gubernatorial races, in our latest Crystal Ball video:

I Was Wrong About Dick Cheney . . . . . . and other lessons I learned from vetting vice-presidential candidates. — We've entered the silly season when vast numbers of words will be expended on who Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate should be. Since the actual announcement …

Dick Lugar trails by 5, poll says — Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar has fallen behind state Treasurer Richard Mourdock by five points, according to a new poll released Thursday. — The survey, taken Tuesday and Wednesday by Wenzel Strategies on behalf of Citizens United, places Mourdock at 44 percent and Lugar at 39 percent.

The New Voodoo — Every time I think we might be making progress against the prejudices and myths that pass for judicious thinking these days, something like this editorial in the FT comes along to renew my despair. — The editorial is a response to the latest bad UK economic news …

Ann Romney on Recent MS Scare on Campaign Trail — Although her husband Mitt Romney is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Ann Romney's battle with multiple sclerosis hasn't stopped for the campaign trail. — The mom of five sons has suffered from the debilitating autoimmune disease since …

Andrew Cuomo vs. Hillary Clinton in 2016? — “Welcome to my announcement to run for president of Malta,” Hillary Clinton joked Wednesday night as she took the stage at Lincoln Center, where she was one of 100 luminaries honored by Time magazine. — Surveying the crowd …

Deal on Senate vote on violence against women bill — WASHINGTON - Senate leaders on Thursday overcame the gender politics that had roiled debate over the government's main domestic violence program and agreed to a vote on renewing it before heading home for a week's vacation.

Exclusive: George Galloway's conversion to Islam — Jemima Khan, in an interview with the Bradford MP, reveals the background to his Muslim conversion. — In a wide-ranging interview in this week's issue of the New Statesman, George Galloway MP talks about his spectacular by-election victory …

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